Catholic Life and Reflection

Being a teacher is incredibly rewarding. Working with students on learning something new, especially something complex like writing, brings great joy when it finally falls into place for them. After many, many years of teaching I still get so excited when this occurs.

Year 4 are working on persuasive texts.  They are notoriously difficult to write. We have been using High Impact Teaching Practices, like explicit instruction lessons to implement our carefully designed and targeted program. It is having very positive results.

Last week I was able to send a student to Mr Garton to show him her persuasive writing work. She was so excited! Excited to show Matthew but she was super proud of her achievement. I love that.

The joy of teaching is vast. It does come from seeing the learning but also from being part of a community. As a community we share as teachers, parents and students.

When people ask me why I belong to the Catholic Church, an ancient and at times archaic institution, one of my responses is that Jesus didn’t come to create a church, he came to create a community. It is in community that we find each other and Him. 

Matthew 18:20

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁰ For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”

God bless you all,

Stephanie Stewart

Religous Education Coordinator